| | | Preamble. Whereas, the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section | | 23 requires that real estate held by the State for conservation | | purposes may not be reduced or its uses substantially altered | | except on the vote of 2/3 of all members elected to each House; | | and |
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| | | Whereas, the nonreserved public lands authorized for conveyance | | by this resolve are under the designations described in the Maine | | Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within | | the Department of Conservation may execute deeds on behalf of the | | State for nonreserved public lands to convey lands that have been | | authorized for conveyance by the Legislature or sold by lawful | | authority subject to the provisions of the Maine Revised | | Statutes, Title 12, section 598-A; and |
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| | | Whereas, pursuant to Resolve 1999, chapter 112, the Director of | | the Bureau of Parks and Lands was granted the authority to | | convey, and did convey, certain nonreserved public lands in the | | Town of New Gloucester, the Town of North Yarmouth and the Town | | of Gray to October Corporation subject to certain restrictions | | and reservations agreed upon by the director; and |
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| | | Whereas, the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands, within | | such discretion so granted, has determined it is appropriate to | | release and terminate certain deed restrictions that were imposed | | on a certain portion of the land; now, therefore, be it |
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| | | Sec. 1. Director of Bureau of Parks and Lands authorized to convey certain | | nonreserved public lands in State. Resolved: That the Director of the Bureau | | of Parks and Lands within the Department of Conservation, by | | quitclaim deed and subject to certain restrictions and | | reservations to be agreed upon by the director, may convey the | | following property for not less than fair market value to October | | Corporation, a Maine nonprofit corporation with a mailing address | | of One Canal Plaza, P. O. Box 426, Portland, Maine 04112-0426: |
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| | | The State's right, title and interest in and to approximately 62 | | acres of nonreserved public lands located in the Town of New | | Gloucester and the Town of Pownal and generally described as | | approximately 62 acres of vacant land northeast of the | | intersection of Allen Road and Route 231 in the Town of New | | Gloucester and designated as Lot 3-1 on New Gloucester Tax Map 4 | | and Lot 29 on Pownal Tax Map 9, with the exact delineation, | | acreage and description of such |
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